Fatwa #281701 February 2014United States of America
Cleaning najasat
Question
My daughter's diaper leaked, and poop got on the carpet. Since poop is najaasa mar'iyya, is it correct to say that if I just clean the carpet as well as I can so that no more poop is visible, then the carpet will be considered pure?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Yes, the carpet will be considered pure provided that no traces of the impurity remain. [1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Student Darul Iftaa
Australia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] "فما كان منها مرئيا، فطهارتها بزوال عينها" (هداية 1\246 – إدارة القرآن و العلوم الإسلامية)
"فيكون تطهيره بغسله مرة حتى يزول أثر النجاسة على قدر الإمكان" (الكافي في الفقه الحنفي 1\222 – مؤسسة الرسالة)